Gerald Michael Gasser

Gerald Michael Gasser was born in Monett on June 19, 1961. He graduated from Pierce City High School in 1980. He then attended Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) in Joplin and graduated from nursing school. He worked in critical care units and the emergency room at Freeman Hospital, Joplin. He attended graduate school at St. John’s School of Nursing and received his advanced practice registered nurse degree in Anesthesia (CRNA). Gasser worked at University of Texas Medical Branch, (UTMB, Galveston Texas), for 23 years in his CRNA role.
He met the love of his life, Juvy Culanculan, from Sindangan, Philippines, in 2008, and they married in 2010, in Galveston Texas.
In 2015, he learned he had leukemia, and took all measures to combat, with the support of family and friends. The battle ended on May 21, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents Gene and Rose Marie and his sister, Jeannie McInnis.
He is survived by his wife; sisters, Pat Mitchell (Danny), Fairview; Carolyn Gasser, Mission Kan.; brothers, Randall (Kerri), Grain Valley, David (Lora), Oak Grove and Gary (Susie) Pierce City; sisters-in-law, Jaegrace (Colin) Taylor, Ark City, Kan. and Jean (Phillip); brothers-in-law, Jobert and Jerix (Ailyn) Culanculan; mother-in-law, Soledad Culanculan, Philippines and many nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends on Friday, May 28, 2021 from 5-7 p.m. with prayer service at 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 200 Front Street, Pierce City. Funeral Mass will be Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of Lakin Funeral Home, Pierce City.